Born in May 1994, from North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Ando Laj ([Pronounced / ændoʊ læʒ /](https://ipa-reader.com/?text=%C3%A6ndo%CA%8A%20l%C3%A6%CA%92)) is a shortening of my real name - Andrew Lajeunesse. Started making music in February 2011 with synthesizer apps on an iPad & the audio editing software Audacity. I have released music on the labels Wandering Eye, Diskotopia, Origin Peoples & others. Focusing on self-releasing music since 2024. Began performing live in 2015 in Toronto and Montreal until 2019. From 2020-2024 I only played at a handful of private gatherings in Seoul. Since 2025, I have begun playing [[Shows]] again. I also do mastering & sound design for other musicians, artists, software developers, and whoever else. ## Further personal details Lived in Toronto 2012-2020, now Seoul since 2020. Married since February 2018. Studied audio engineering at a trade school 2013-2014. My real job is for a small web-related company I have worked since 2017. It is unrelated to music or audio. "Ando" is something I came up with while trying to anonymize my name for a Runescape account as a 10-year-old. It eventually became my nickname in real life. "Laj" is a shorthand of my last name which people in my family were known by. Similarities to words or names from other cultures are purely coincidental. This site went live on **December 17th, 2024**.